FINANCIAL AID SPECIALIST

Description

Summary: The Financial Aid Specialist guides students through the financial aid process, managing applications, eligibility, and documentation while ensuring compliance with federal/state policies. Highlights: 1. Personalized student support for financial aid applications and processes 2. Vital role in ensuring smooth and efficient financial aid for students 3. Opportunity to work independently and collaboratively **The Opportunity:** The “Financial Aid Specialist” works with prospective students and continuing students in a personalized way to assist with the financial aid application process, eligibility, documentation, disbursement and federal/state policies of receiving financial aid. This is a vital role in ensuring the smooth and efficient financial aid process for our students. **Key Responsibilities:** ● Work closely with our third\-party servicer and the Department of Education to facilitate and manage all aspects of the financial aid process. ● Guide students through the financial aid process, ensuring timely completion of required documentation. ● Track student financial aid deadlines, follow up on missing documents, and provide clear communication regarding due dates. ● Be proactive in enforcing deadlines; if students fail to submit required documentation in a timely manner, the Financial Aid Specialist will be responsible for placing students on a leave of absence until compliance is met. Our software aids the students in this process. ● Maintain and manage financial aid information using Google Sheets and Excel, ensuring data accuracy and organization. ● Provide support to students with questions related to financial aid options and help them understand their financial responsibilities. **Qualifications**: ● 2 years’ experience working in financial aid with Title IV and FAFSA required. ● Experience in federal and institutional need analysis with the ability to interpret and analyze income and assets. ● Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. ● Proficiency in Google Sheets, Docs and Excel. ● Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate financial deadlines clearly and effectively to students. ● Ability to work independently and collaboratively with students, third\-party servicers, and staff.Comfortable enforcing financial policies and procedures, including implementing leave of absence protocols for non\-compliance. Pregunta(s) de postulación: * Pretensiones Salariales Soles Idioma: * Ingles (Obligatorio) Lugar de trabajo: Empleo remoto